Baroness Deborah Bull to chair expert panel for Cultural Education Plan Royal Ballet School alumna Baroness Deborah Bull CBE will chair the Expert Advisory Panel for a new Cultural Education Plan, to start in autumn 2022. The plan was announced in the Schools White Paper in March 2022, with the aim of ensuring access to […]
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Welcoming Paul Kay as Artistic Manager: Intensive Courses and Auditions (UK) This month we welcome former Royal Ballet Soloist Paul Kay back to the School to take up the post of Artistic Manager: Intensive Courses and Auditions (UK). Paul was a Junior Associate and then full-time student at both White Lodge and Upper School, graduating
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New one-day Intensive Courses in Leeds, London and Manchester this autumn We’re excited to be introducing a series of new one-day Intensive Courses this October, taking place in Leeds, Manchester and London. The courses will take place at Debut Studios in Stockport and Yorkshire Dance Centre in Leeds on 24 and 25 October, and at
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Darcey Bussell films at White Lodge for Royal Road Trip Our alumna Dame Darcey Bussell has recently fronted a new four-part series for More4 in celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee. In the programme, she travels to several locations across the UK that are significant to the Queen and her history. She also discovers
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The School forms new partnership with NLSSM We are excited to be forming a new partnership with the North London School of Sports Massage and Soft Tissue Therapy. NLSSM was established in 2004 and provides professional training for budding sports massage therapists. Within a single course, their graduates gain the highest qualification in sports massage
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The School launches new on-demand programme for primary schools We are excited to be launching our new Primary Steps on Demand programme. The programme has its roots in the School’s in-person Primary Steps programme, which has been delivering an introduction to creative ballet training to primary school children in England since 2005. We are delighted
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The School launches new Affiliate Training and Assessment Programme This week we launched our new Affiliate Training and Assessment Programme with three launch events. Members of the press and dance industry professionals were invited to learn the details of the programme, hear from some of the programme’s students and ambassadors, and ask questions. The events
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Primary Steps extends to Wales The Royal Ballet School, in partnership with Rubicon Dance, are thrilled to announce the launch of a new Primary Steps centre in Cardiff. The first centre in Wales, this partnership will bring the Primary Steps programme to six new schools, in addition to the 28 participating schools across England. Weekly
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Remembering Lord Sainsbury We were deeply saddened by the news that Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover passed away on 14 January 2022, aged 94. Lord Sainsbury was a former governor and immensely generous supporter of The Royal Ballet School. A lifelong connection to ballet Lord Sainsbury’s connection to ballet stems back to his mother, Doreen
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The School launches environmentally responsible dancewear range We are excited to have developed an environmentally responsible range of dance and activewear, in collaboration with leading dancewear brand Dansez. The range The launch range includes leotards, tights, shorts and tops perfect for dance, yoga, Pilates or gym use. The School and Dansez designed the pieces in
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